by admin | Aug 15, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr Kids—and adults as well—love American flamingoes for their oddness. John James Audubon, arguably the most famous painter of birds in history, included the American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) in his epic publication The Birds of America, and...
by admin | Jun 20, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr Although some wildlife artists depict animals in a loose fashion, the tradition calls for extreme attention to texture, use of fine detail, and a general concern for precision and accuracy. Watercolor may not seem like the obvious medium for such an...
by admin | Jun 13, 2019 | Bob Bahr, Uncategorized
by Bob Bahr Everett Raymond Kinstler painted astronauts and presidents, Cagney and Hepburn, Clinton and Nixon, Tom Wolfe and Tony Bennett. He’s been the inspiration for thousands of artists across the country and beyond. And somehow, almost inconceivably,...
by admin | May 2, 2019 | Bob Bahr
By Bob Bahr In April 2004, Michael R. Strobl, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, escorted home the body of a fallen soldier named Chance Phelps. Chance was killed in action near Ar Ramadi, in Iraq. (Firsthand accounts say that Phelps volunteered for the...
by admin | Apr 26, 2019 | Bob Bahr
by Bob Bahr First-time visitors to the SKB workshop in Dubois, Wyoming may miss the fact that Dubois has enjoyed a strong artists group for decades—seven decades, to be precise. This year marks the 70th Annual Wind River Valley Artists’ Guild Annual National Art...
